CVE-2005-1616

viewforum.php in Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 1.8 through 1.9.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid (1) id or possibly (2) postorder parameter, which reveals the path in an error message when a file can not be opened.

Published: 2005-05-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1616 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.64%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1616

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.64% -0.02%
2 2025-03-29 0.64% 0.66% +0.02%
3 2025-03-17 0.64%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1616

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1616

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1616

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ultimate_php_board ultimate_php_board 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:ultimate_php_board:ultimate_php_board:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ultimate_php_board ultimate_php_board 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ultimate_php_board:ultimate_php_board:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ultimate_php_board ultimate_php_board 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:ultimate_php_board:ultimate_php_board:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ultimate_php_board ultimate_php_board 1.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:ultimate_php_board:ultimate_php_board:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1616

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